...BUS3004 Research Worksheet (Template) Purpose: The worksheet’s purpose is to guide the steps for efficient Capella Library and Internet searches to find and paraphrase reliable, credible resources relevant to your research paper topic. This worksheet will lead you through the steps by doing Part A for Unit 3 and Part B for Unit 4. Your efficient, effective research will assure a solid, strong drafted paper for Unit 5. By completing this worksheet, you will have at least six paragraphs done for your draft! NOTES: You need to complete all of this Research Worksheet before drafting your paper. Substandard draft papers submitted without a completed research worksheet cannot earn a grade. Enjoy researching, paraphrasing, and citing other authors using this research worksheet! Worksheet Components: • Problem Statement and Key Words FMLA is designed to help employees balance their work and family responsibilities by allowing them to take reasonable unpaid leave for certain family and medical reasons FMLA applies to all public agencies, all public and private elementary and secondary schools, and companies with 50 or more employees. Family medical leave Paid time off Employee benefits Library Research, Source #1 Capella library Internet Research, Source #1 www.google.com References and Finalizing Unit 3 main post. • www.dol.gov/dol/topic/benefits-leave/fmla.htm • Library Research, Sources #2 and #3 • http://site...
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...A Review On Providing Paid Maternity Leave and The Benefits of Valuing Parents In The Workplace Amanda Fredericks Brittany Larue Christina Herron Emmalee Ilar King University Business Law Vonda Laughlin Abstract Paid maternity leave is a hot button debate in the political and business arenas for good reason. The Family Medical Leave Act requires companies with greater than 50 employees to provide 12 weeks unpaid leave for new mothers. The act, as it currently stands, excludes many workers that are employed by smaller businesses and inadequately supports those that do essentially penalizing the mother and child which can result in social inequality. This paper explores why providing paid maternity leave is a better ethical and economic decision for businesses and society in general. Using a comparative analysis on maternity leave in other countries and the potential positive outcomes of providing paid maternity leave by working to achieve a stronger work-life balance. This paper also explores ways in which payment of maternity leave benefits can be addressed. A Review On Providing Paid Maternity Leave and The Benefits of Valuing Parents In The Workplace Maternity benefits, once believed to be only a consideration for young women who were contemplating a family, is now an issue for both men and women who will either biologically have or adopt child(ren). Most of us are familiar with the Family Medical Leave Act issued in 1993 in the United States that states “roughly...
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...WORK & FAMILY PROGRAM POLICY PROPOSAL WIN-WIN FLEXIBILITY By Karen Kornbluh* Introduction Today fully 70 percent of families with children are headed by two working parents or by an unmarried working parent. The “traditional family” of the breadwinner and homemaker has been replaced by the “juggler family,” in which no one is home fulltime. Two-parent families are working 10 more hours a week than in 1979.1 To be decent parents, caregivers, and members of their communities, workers now need greater flexibility than they once did. Yet good part-time or flex-time jobs remain rare. Whereas companies have embraced flexibility in virtually every other aspect of their businesses (inventory control, production schedules, financing), full-time workers’ schedules remain largely inflexible. Employers often demand workers be available around the clock. Moreover, many employees have no right to a minimum number of sick or vacation days; almost two thirds of all workers – and an even larger percentage of low-income parents – lack the ability to take a day off to care for a family member.2 The Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 finally guaranteed that workers at large companies could take a leave of absence for the birth or adoption of a baby, or for the illness of a family member. Yet that guaranteed leave is unpaid. Many businesses are finding ways to give their most valued employees flexibility but, all too often, workers who need flexibility find themselves shunted into part-time...
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...organization is recruiting and wanting to keep that employee for a long time in that company, then the benefits it is offering such as employee leave and for how many days it is willing to pay for personal leave is very important. Employers offer employees leave in many forms such as vacation, sick time, personal time, paid time as a part of benefit package. These policies really make a difference. They develop a positive working relationship between employee and employer and also increase the commitment of the employee towards the organization which leads to more profits, promotes good working habits and help human resource manager to easily keep track of the employee attendance. This research paper is about paid and unpaid personal leaves for employees. These leaves are not under leave of absence laws. They are not required by the federal law to be granted to the employees and they are purely given by the company as a benefits package or bonus. In the body of the paper, I will discuss about the definition of these days, main goal of these leaves, number of days, rules and regulations on how to use these days, a new policy being introduced in many organizations known as PTO (Paid Time Off Policy) to benefit employees and managers in the place of paid personal leave, benefits and disadvantages. Paid Personal Days Definition: These are the days paid by the employer to the employee as a part of comprehensive benefits package or given at the request of the employee or some legal contract...
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...Fass, S. (2009). Paid Leave in the States. The National Center for Children in Poverty. This source talks about paid leave in the United States and lists different policies and procedures that are implemented in the U.S and other countries. It’s a highly written article that gives good details and proves the importance of maternity leave in the workplace. This type of source is a published report from a creditable author that is affiliated with Columbia University, it’s a published brief that has full backing by the NCCP.It support my position on the topic because it gives different facts and statistics that I can use in my paper. This source isn’t up to date but the information is less than 3 years old so it Is still creditable. What will I take away with this source for my paper? I will take away different policies and protocols that are instituted in the United States and other countries regarding my topic on maternity leave. Baby Center. (2011, December). Retrieved October 20, 2013, from Paternity leave: What are the options for dads?: http://www.babycenter.com/0_paternity-leave-what-are-the-options-for-dads_8258.bc Paternity leave: What are the options for dads? Give different statics and information that can be correlated with the relevance of the topic that I’m writing about. This source is an internet based website that moms use to gain information on different topics related to pregnancy, parenting, and help. Yes this is a very creditable source that many women turn...
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...Compensation is a routine approach to granting monetary value to employees in exchange for work completed and can accomplish numerous purposes helping in areas of recruitment, job performance, and job satisfaction. The competitive and global marketplaces as well as employee benefit programs today has become known as necessary tools used by companies to draw creative and useful employees. Meeting the requests and needs of employees can be rather complicated during difficult financial times in which businesses must find its balance between compensation methods and keeping overhead costs low. This paper will analyze the impact of various compensation methods and benefit programs on employees and organization. The paper will also relate salary and benefit administration strategies to organizational culture and performance. Compensation Methods Compensation and benefit strategies are ways that organizations can use pay and benefits to recognize and reward employees’ contributions to the organization’s success (OPPapers, 2008). In a retail or customer service organization, workers are usually compensated by one of the following methods: 1. A direct salary or hourly rate, 2. Salary in addition to commission, 3. Quota bonus, 4. Commission without advances or 5. Commission with advances. Although commission payments are tied to sales, the requirements of the exemption are that more than half the employer’s compensation characterizes commissions on services; which can include all sorts...
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...The What, Why, How, and Who of the Family Leave and Medical Act Douglas E. Jones MGMT 5843 Current Issues in Human Resource Management Abstract The Family Leave and Medical Act is one of the acts approved by Congress to allow for an employee to have a certain amount of time to deal with a medical emergency. In this informa-tional paper, I will discuss the 4 major reasons for implementing of the FMLA. I will begin with what is FMLA, that is a thorough definition of FMLA and what it was originally intended for. Then I will proceed with the why of FMLA. Why was this act proposed and why was it passed into law. Next, I will discuss how the FMLA works. How is it supposed to work and is it actual-ly working? Included in this, I will present some case studies to that will present different as-pects of FMLA. And finally I will discuss who uses FMLA. Who was it intended to help, who it is actually helping and who it is harming. Also, I will present case studies that will either confirm or deny if the FMLA is working. Finally I will offer some possible solutions to help to fix what is broken with FMLA and even possibly offer some suggestions for further research on FMLA. Introduction FMLA is designed to allow certain family members up to 12 weeks unpaid leave for family emergencies. It was enacted in 1993 but has had some changes made to it due to legisla-tion. FMLA was originally designed to cover both employees and employers. Since its inception, there were...
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...this paper is to discuss the Geico employees’ Total Rewards Program and its alignment to the advantages of total rewards programs in general that are noted in the literature. According to the Geico website, there are five benefits to their Total Rewards Program: Health & Well-Being, Education & Training, Finance & Retirement, Time off & Leave, and Family & Life. The first part of this paper will look at these five programs in-depth and explain how Geico intends to benefit its employees. This analysis will include an evaluation of the effectiveness of the communication of Geico’s total rewards program based on the website’s descriptions of the benefits and include two recommendations for improvement to the program and/or its communication practices. By assuming that there are two weaknesses to the current plan, this paper will provide two improvements for these weaknesses to make employees happier. The final half of the paper will match Geico’s program with data from the literature on the effectiveness and benefits of these types of programs and discuss any implications there may be for the Geico program. Determine which facets of the Geico total rewards program align with the five (5) top advantages of a total rewards program outlined in Chapter 2 of the textbook and discuss your reasoning. Geico’s total rewards program includes five elements: Health & Well-Being, Education & Training, Finance & Retirement, Time off & Leave, and Family &...
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...on Mandatory Maternity Leave in the State of Wisconsin This report covers the topic of paid maternity leave – its benefits, costs, overall accessibility, and why it should be instated. This report will include an assessment of the economic impact of paid maternity leave on both the business and the individuals affected by it. It also covers the cultural and interpersonal impact of the lack of paid maternity leave and an analysis on countries that offer maternity leave and what consequences this brings about. The sources will derive from actual research documents as many areas do offer paid maternity leave. The goal is for a transparent overview, offering both the good and the bad that may come with a change such as this, followed by overall conclusions and recommendations from the collected evidence. After reviewing this report, please let me know if you have any questions regarding the analysis. I would be more than happy to assist and discuss with you any issues you want to bring up. You can reach me at pbcoghi@gmail.com Cultural and Personal Impact of Mandated Maternity Leave Prepared By: Pedro Coghi, Student Date: 7/26/15 Prepared For: Jennifer Riske, Professor Technical Reporting - Summer 2015 Table of Contents Executive Summary 4 Introduction 6 Background of Feasibility Question 6 Purpose of the Report: 6 Scope of the Report 6 Methodology/Sources of the Report 6 Discussion of Findings & Results 7 What is Paid Maternity Leave? 7 Why Should We Care?...
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...Industry/Policy Paper Work and Family Sociologists have been concerned with institutional friction between work and family systems in the industrialized West as far back as the 1960's, when Lewis and Rose Laub Coser first labeled both the family and workplace as “greedy institutions” that monopolized individuals’ time and energy. Although the problem has been framed in different ways at different times and places, the essential sociological insight that ties them all together has been that the personal difficulties individuals face in trying to fulfill both family and paid work responsibilities are socially patterned and somewhat predictable given the competing logics of industrial production and family reproduction. The FMLA has been praised for supporting employee work/life issues and engendering a family-friendly workplace. However, its successes have not come without problems. Since its inception in 1993, employers have found FMLA certification, administration, tracking, and compliance confusing and problematic. Employers have argued that the law's ambiguous language makes it hard to certify, track, and administer leave, particularly intermittent leave. When the FMLA became law in February 1993, most women and children's advocacy groups were elated. However, many business groups protested that the law, which allows employees at companies with 50 or more workers up to 12 weeks' unpaid leave to care for himself or herself, a newborn, a newly adopted child, or a seriously...
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...Abstract Work-life balance effects families all over America. This paper examines many contributing factors that determine the work life balance of families and they include ethnicity, social status, type of work, work leave policies, flexibility of employers, and what industry employees are employed in. There are few government regulations that help with the work-life balance of employees. Most of the work-life balance decisions are made by the employee’s family structure and employers policies. When there are work life imbalances stress, spillover, and burnout occur at work and also effect the family. This literature review aims at looking at all the factors that contribute to the growing issue of work-life balance in America. Currently only one law, the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) passed by the United States (US) government gives employees unpaid time off for certain situations. The review reveals a lack of US government and private companies’ involvement in creating better work-life balance policies for employees. Work-Life Balance People across the United States struggle with work-life balance. Married and un-married people are just trying to make ends meet and provide for family. The same people have to make sure the house stays maintained and children are taken care of. Finding time for stress relieving activities or something enjoyable can be tough. Companies can help with work-life balance by providing certain policies to increase the satisfaction...
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...Cultural Comparison Between China and France Introduction From my first step in france 3 months ago, the first thing I could say is that France is facinating and fancy me. I also wonder that france and china are really different countries. In fact, France and China have a different economy, and don’t have the same culture. The purpose of this report is to compared with the diference between France and China ,since the difference exists in too many aspects. Culture Here is a table of basic information of China and France: |French |China | |Area |674,843 Km2 |9,596.960 Km2 | |Population |65 million |1.2 billion | |Capital city |Paris |Beijing | |People |95% French people and 5% people from foreign country |93% Han Chinese and 7% immigrants | |Main language |French |Mandarin | |Major industries |consumption goods,auto industry,machinery and so on. |iron,steel,coal,machinery, textiles and so on. | |Currency |Euro |RenMinbi | | China geographically vast a land of great diversity,it`s the third largest country.France is a one of bigest country in europ,and about six countries(Belgium,Luxembourg and Germany to the north-east,Switzerland and Italy ascross the Alps to the south-east and Spain Across the pyrenees to the South-west). On the other hand,I find some very interesting differences,French people brush their teeth after eating breakfast but in China people always brush their teeth when they week up and before they eat breakfast.In China the 1st floor is the...
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...Regulatory Agency Paper Lori Lewellen HCS 430 Throughout this paper I will discuss and explain the application as well as how the Family and Medical Leave Act, which is also known as FMLA is implemented, as well as Worker’s Compensation Occupation and Safety and Health Act, which is also known as OSHA. I will also discuss the regulatory laws in which are implemented by organizations to make sure that these acts are adhered to and mandated while still providing employees with a working environment that is safe. Most of all organizations and agencies are forced to make sure that all of the governmental along with all city laws, are implemented to protect employee safety, welfare, health, and also to make sure that commitment is maintained to people within the community in which that it serves. The Family Leave Act, also known as FMLA, is an act in which each and every working employee, whether it is a male or female, a non-union or a union member, is allowed to take a leave of absence from their place of employment in which is a part of their employee benefits in accordance to the law for the following reasons: Employee gives birth to a newborn and needs to care for them; Employee fosters or adopts a child; Employee needs to care for an immediate family member such as their parent, their spouse, or their child that has a serious condition and needs constant care; or if an employee has a serious medical condition where a leave is needed ("Encyclopedia Of Everyday...
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...Research Paper Mech 333 Why Women Say “They Still Can’t Have It All” The Struggles of Working Mothers in Today’s Society Abstract Today’s society and economy is structured in a way that does not allow women to easily maintain a balance between being a professional and being a mother. Although there has been a constant rise of women entering the workplace as professionals, the economy and society still does not recognize that these professional women are also mothers. Many companies also believe that women are not suitable for executive jobs either. Young women of today, who plan on having a career as well as a family, accept that they will eventually have to make sacrifices in their career rather than their husband. This has led women to believe and say that “They Can’t Have it All”. The main reasons why women end up saying “They Can’t have it All” is due to factors such as unequal share of roles, an improper work-life balance, lack of flexibility, gender inequality and the lack of women executives and/or leaders in today’s society. In order for all of this to improve and to allow women “to have it all”, flexibility must be implemented into the workplace. Women should also assert equal housework in their home with their significant other. These two reasons alone can allow for more women to advance in the work place while still being a mother. This will help encourage and inspire young women to pursue executive, leading roles...
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...International Journal of Management Research and and International Journal of Management Research Development (IJMRD), ISSN 2248 – 938X(Print) ISSN 2248 – 9398(Online), Volume 1, – 938X(Print) Development (IJMRD), ISSN 2248 Number 2, May-October (2011) ISSN 2248 – 9398(Online), Volume 1, Number 2 © PRJ PUBLICATION May-October (2011), pp. 25-31 © PRJ Publication, http://www.prjpublication.com/IJMRD.asp IJMRD AN OVERVIEW OF WORK- LIFE BALANCE PROGRAMMES IN UNITED STATES, UNITED KINGDOM AND INDIA A.Chitra Devi, Research scholar, Sathyabama University, Chennai Dr. S.Sheela Rani, Research Guide, Associate Professor, New College Institute of Management, Chennai ABSTRACT Work-life balance is gaining increasing importance and considered to be the most important challenges encountered in the field of Human Resource Management. With the advent of technology, increase in the complexity of work, change in the values and attitudes of the young and energetic work force are some of the factors that compel us to address the work-life balance issue and hence Work-life balance has become one of the foremost work-place issue. To meet the employees’ changing needs, to comply with Government regulations, and to fulfill the broader objective of corporate social responsibility, employers across the world provide several work-life initiatives/ policies and programmes. This article discuss about the various Work-Life Balance Initiatives/Programmes available to employees in United States, United...
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